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Describe the efforts… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q38A)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/1/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 38(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/1/1, section D, question 38(A), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q38(A) · 5 marks · Long answerSectors of the Indian Economy

Describe the efforts done by the Indian government to increase employment in rural areas.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Recall the Act that gives a legal right to work in villages.

Hint 2

How many days of work and what if the government fails?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. The Central Government passed a law implementing the Right to Work: the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA), now replaced by the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025.

    1 mark

  2. Under MGNREGA, all those in rural areas who are able to work and need work are guaranteed 100 days of employment in a year.

    1 mark

  3. If the government fails to provide work, it must pay an unemployment allowance to the people.

    1 mark

  4. Preference is given to work that will increase production from land in future.

    1 mark

  5. The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 guarantees 125 days of employment, and agricultural development has also been promoted to generate rural employment.

    1 mark

Answer: MGNREGA 2005 (now VB-G RAM G Act 2025) guarantees 100 (now 125) days of work, with an unemployment allowance and land-productive works.

Where the marks are

  • Law on the Right to Work, MGNREGA 2005 (1 mark)
  • 100 days guaranteed employment (1 mark)
  • Unemployment allowance if work is not provided (1 mark)
  • Works that raise land production preferred (1 mark)
  • VB-G RAM G Act with 125 days, or agricultural development (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Sectors of the Indian Economy, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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